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Tonnage |
10,985 tons standard displacement |
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Dimensions |
468'10" by 66'3" by 24'5" 142.9m by 20.2m by 7.44m |
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Maximum speed |
19 knots |
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Complement |
345 |
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Armament |
7 6"/50
guns 2 3"/45 dual-purpose guns 2 machine guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (10,000 shp) |
| Modifications |
1943-2 (Manoora) and 1943-6 (Kanimbla and Westralia): Converted to landing ships armed with
1 4" gun, 2 40mm Bofors
antiaircraft guns, 2 2pdr antiaircraft guns,
and 12 20mm Oerlikon
antiaircraft guns. Davits added for 16 to 24 landing craft. |
The Kanimblas
were completed as civilian passenger
ships during the 1930's and converted to armed merchant
cruisers upon the
outbreak of war. They were later converted to infantry
landing ships.
| George Town | |
| Darwin | |
| Changi |
References
Royal AustralianNavy (accessed 2009-12-16)
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